function cw(){ var str = $("#str").val(); //STRING FROM "INPUT" TAG
str = $.trim(str); //TRIMS SPACES FROM LEFT & RIGHT if(str){ var l = str.length; //NUMBERS OF CHARACTERS (INCLUDING SPACES) var words = str.split(" ").length; //COUNTS WORDS BY SPLITING THEM BY ONE SPACE
//NOTE: BY DEFAULT, TWO OR MORE SPACES IN A ROW COUNT AS ONE "WORD"
for(i=0; i<l; i++){ if(str.substr(i, 2)==" "){
words--; //"FOR LOOP" DISQUALIFIES TWO OR MORE SPACES TO COUNT AS A "WORD"
}
}
}